“Hear the Future” is the theme of World Hearing Day 2018. The WHO calls on everybody to take action to prevent and treat hearing loss. For over 10 years Sonova’s Hear the World Foundation has enabled people in need with hearing loss to hear better. Help us support this important cause.

An estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide are affected by hearing loss - 32 million of them are children. Most of these children live in low- and middle-income countries and have no access to audiological care. Just one in forty children with hearing loss wear a hearing aid.

WHO calls for action

On March 3, for World Hearing Day 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) will draw attention towards the rise in the number of people with hearing loss across the world with the theme “Hear the future”. The WHO calls on everybody to take action to stem the increase of hearing loss through preventive efforts and to help ensure that people with hearing loss have access to rehabilitation and hearing solutions.

The consequences of an untreated hearing loss can be serious: People who do not hear, cannot learn to speak. This could cause difficulties at school and in their work life and the chances of a life without limitations are low. On top of this, untreated hearing loss costs the global economy USD $750 billion every year (Source: WHO).

Prevention and treatment since 2006

The Hear the World Foundation – an initiative of Sonova, the leading provider of hearing solutions, is supporting people in need with hearing loss all around the world for over 10 years. Since its establishment, the foundation has supported over 80 aid projects enabling people in need to (better) hear. The foundation donated funding, the latest hearing technology by Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics as well as expertise of a pool of over 14’000 Sonova employees from around the world. As volunteers, employees share their knowledge with local project staff on-site in the projects and thus provide valuable help for self-help.

Every donation and every social share counts

Participation is everything: Make a statement on World Hearing Day and donate in favor of a person in need, a child in need with hearing loss. You can also help spreading the word by sharing our messages on social media. With each post, share or like we draw even more people's attention to the important issue.

Give the gift of hearing

Our vision is a world in which everybody has the chance of good hearing. To turn this vision into reality, we support projects all over the world benefiting people and particularly children in need with hearing loss and open up a prospect of a better future for them.

Give the gift of hearing

With your donation you help people in need to better hear. Thanks to your contribution we can provide even more powerful hearing solutions and free-of-charge follow-up care to people and particularly children in need with hearing loss all over the world.

100 % of your donation effectively used

We guarantee to direct every donation efficiently, in order to make a sustained contribution towards better hearing in conjunction with our professional partners all over the world. And as Sonova bears all of the administrative costs of the foundation, 100 percent of your support goes directly to our projects.

How to donate

You can make an online donation via Paypal or donate via bank transfer:

All personal information collected will be used exclusively for the purpose of this donation and will only be shared with companies duly accredited. Please check our privacy policy for more information.

The Hear the World Foundation is an officially recognized swiss foundation and all donations are tax deductible following the rules and regulations of your country of residency.

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